A four-pack of lite engines is seen moving around Corwith Yard. Tom Golden photo.

Tom Kidd photo.

Tom Kidd photo.

Tom Kidd photo.

Starting operations in 1988, the Fox River Valley Railroad would operate its last train only five years later after incurring financial troubles. Many of the units, including this GP9, would end ... (more)

A former Soo Line GP30 leads a colorful string of cars after a fresh Wisconsin snowfall. Tom Kidd photo.

A Rio Grande SD45 leads five Southern Pacific units on a mixed freight moving on the BN's Racetrack. Tom Golden photo.

Burnham Interlocking is where the Nickel Plate and South Shore crossed the Pennsy's South Chicago & Southern (SC&S). Built in the 1920s, the former PRR tower caught fire in early 1978 and was dem... (more)

A TR4 cow-calf set is seen moving lite around the BRC's Clearing Yard. Thomas Szczesniak Jr. photo.

A GP30 and U-Boat lead an eastbound freight on the B&OCT through Dolton. Tom Golden photo.

Wellsboro was the crossing of the B&O, C&O, and GTW, and the interlocking included a manned single-story building. The "tower" operator is seen interacting with the crew of a passing B&... (more)

For as long as the eye can see, a cut of brand new Burlington Northern three-bay covered hoppers make their way west on a B&O freight for interchange in Chicago to their owner. Tom Golden photo.

Tom Kidd photo.

Thomas Szczesniak Jr. photo.

Tom Golden photo.